BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearms-FEMALES

Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	706	384	51.5	47.0-56.1	322	48.5	43.9-53.0
RACE
White	601	332	51.9	47.0-56.7	269	48.1	43.3-53.0
African American	77	34	41.3	28.9-54.9	43	58.7	45.1-71.1
Native American	22	14	67.4	43.0-85.0	8	32.6	15.0-57.0
Other Minorities	4	2	67.0	16.8-95.3	2	33.0	4.7-83.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	7	59.4	25.2-86.4	5	40.6	13.6-74.8
-English Speaking	10	5	38.3	11.8-74.2	5	61.7	25.8-88.2
-Spanish Speaking	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	694	377	51.3	46.8-55.8	317	48.7	44.2-53.2
AGE
18-24	27	11	42.2	22.6-64.6	16	57.8	35.4-77.4
25-34	94	37	40.1	29.1-52.2	57	59.9	47.8-70.9
35-44	104	57	48.7	37.1-60.5	47	51.3	39.5-62.9
45-54	161	95	53.2	43.9-62.2	66	46.8	37.8-56.1
55-64	146	79	55.7	45.4-65.5	67	44.3	34.5-54.6
65-74	95	58	57.7	45.7-68.8	37	42.3	31.2-54.3
75+	78	47	64.6	51.1-76.1	31	35.4	23.9-48.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	96	57	57.3	44.2-69.5	39	42.7	30.5-55.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	211	117	52.7	44.6-60.7	94	47.3	39.3-55.4
Some Post-H.S.	215	107	45.6	37.6-53.8	108	54.4	46.2-62.4
College Graduate	184	103	54.2	45.4-62.8	81	45.8	37.2-54.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	89	59	67.4	55.4-77.6	30	32.6	22.4-44.6
$15,000- 24,999	111	68	61.9	50.0-72.5	43	38.1	27.5-50.0
$25,000- 34,999	80	45	53.4	40.3-66.1	35	46.6	33.9-59.7
$35,000- 49,999	106	56	48.7	38.0-59.6	50	51.3	40.4-62.0
$50,000-74,999	95	49	51.4	39.5-63.2	46	48.6	36.8-60.5
$75,000+	95	44	46.1	34.3-58.3	51	53.9	41.7-65.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	262	153	56.4	48.7-63.8	109	43.6	36.2-51.3
No	437	227	49.1	43.5-54.8	210	50.9	45.2-56.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	12	6	52.6	22.2-81.2	6	47.4	18.8-77.8
Non-Veteran	692	376	51.4	46.8-56.0	316	48.6	44.0-53.2
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

706

384

51.5

47.0-56.1

322

48.5

43.9-53.0

RACE

White

601

332

51.9

47.0-56.7

269

48.1

43.3-53.0

African American

41.3

28.9-54.9

58.7

45.1-71.1

Native American

67.4

43.0-85.0

32.6

15.0-57.0

Other Minorities

67.0

16.8-95.3

33.0

4.7-83.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

59.4

25.2-86.4

40.6

13.6-74.8

-English Speaking

38.3

11.8-74.2

61.7

25.8-88.2

-Spanish Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

694

377

51.3

46.8-55.8

317

48.7

44.2-53.2

AGE

18-24

42.2

22.6-64.6

57.8

35.4-77.4

25-34

40.1

29.1-52.2

59.9

47.8-70.9

35-44

104

48.7

37.1-60.5

51.3

39.5-62.9

45-54

161

53.2

43.9-62.2

46.8

37.8-56.1

55-64

146

55.7

45.4-65.5

44.3

34.5-54.6

65-74

57.7

45.7-68.8

42.3

31.2-54.3

75+

64.6

51.1-76.1

35.4

23.9-48.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

57.3

44.2-69.5

42.7

30.5-55.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

211

117

52.7

44.6-60.7

47.3

39.3-55.4

Some Post-H.S.

215

107

45.6

37.6-53.8

108

54.4

46.2-62.4

College Graduate

184

103

54.2

45.4-62.8

45.8

37.2-54.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

67.4

55.4-77.6

32.6

22.4-44.6

$15,000- 24,999

111

61.9

50.0-72.5

38.1

27.5-50.0

$25,000- 34,999

53.4

40.3-66.1

46.6

33.9-59.7

$35,000- 49,999

106

48.7

38.0-59.6

51.3

40.4-62.0

$50,000-74,999

51.4

39.5-63.2

48.6

36.8-60.5

$75,000+

46.1

34.3-58.3

53.9

41.7-65.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

262

153

56.4

48.7-63.8

109

43.6

36.2-51.3

437

227

49.1

43.5-54.8

210

50.9

45.2-56.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

52.6

22.2-81.2

47.4

18.8-77.8

Non-Veteran

692

376

51.4

46.8-56.0

316

48.6

44.0-53.2

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having loaded firearms.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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